The Best of the Red Army Choir: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by The Red Army Choir (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Kalinka
lead vocals:
V. Chtefoutsa
conductor:
I. Agafonnikov (Russian conductor)
arranger:
Dimitry Oleg Yachinov
cover recording of:
Калинка
lyricist and composer:
Иван Ларионов (Ivan Larionov) (in 1860)
4:30
2Partisan’s Song
arranger:
Дмитрий Ячинов
recording of:
По долинам и по взгорьям («По долинам и по взгорьям шли дивизии вперед, чтобы с боем взять Приморье, Белой армии оплот…»)
lyricist:
Пётр Парфёнов (from 1920 until 1922)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
version of:
Марш сибирских стрелков («Из тайги, тайги дремучей, от Амура, от реки, молчаливо, грозной тучей шли на бой сибиряки…»)
2:51
3Souliko
arranger:
Дмитрий Ячинов
recording of:
Сулико
translator:
Татьяна Сикорская (in 1937)
translated version of:
სულიკო (Suliko)
4:49
4Korobeiniki
lead vocals:
V. Chtefousa
arranger:
Дмитрий Ячинов
recording of:
Коробейники (Korobeiniki)
lyricist:
Николай Некрасов (Nikolay Nekrasov, poet, writer, critic and publisher)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Яков Пригожий (pianist, conductor, composer and arranger)
is based on:
Коробейники (Korobeiniki)
4:50
5On the Road
conductor:
B. Alexandrov
cover recording of:
В путь-дорогу (On the Road, «Ничего нет на свете прекрасней дороги! Не жалей ни о чём, что легло позади…»)
lyricist:
Всеволод Рождественский (Soviet poet)
composer:
Борис Александров
3:03
6My Country
instruments:
V. Ogarkov
lead vocals:
L. Pehenitchni (Leonid Pshenichny)
recording of:
Родина (My Country, «Вижу чудное приволье, вижу нивы и поля, — это русское раздолье, это русская земля!…»)
lyricist:
Феодосий Савинов
composer:
Абрам Полячек
3:36
7The Red Army Is the Strongest
arranger:
A. Alexandrov (Alexander Alexandrov, Soviet composer and choir conductor 1883-1946)
recording of:
Красная Армия всех сильней (The Red Army is the Strongest, «Белая Армия, чёрный барон снова готовят нам царский трон…»)
lyricist:
Павел Григорьев
composer:
Самуил Покрасс (Samuel Yakovlevich Pokrass)
2:43
8Moscow Nights
solo tenor vocals:
I. Boukreev
cover recording of:
Подмосковные вечера
lyricist:
Михаил Матусовский
composer:
Василий Соловьёв-Седой (Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy, Russian composer)
3:52
9Along Peterskaia Street
solo bass vocals:
A. Sergueev (Red Army Choir soloist, bass)
arranger:
Дмитрий Ячинов
recording of:
Вдоль по Питерской
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Дмитрий Шагин
writer:
Фёдор Шаляпин (Feodor Chaliapin, operatic bass)
2:26
10Smuglianka
solo bass-baritone vocals:
P. Bogachev (Red Army Choir solois, bass)
solo tenor vocals:
S. Ivanov (Red Army Choir soloist, tenor)
conductor:
A. Maltsev (Anton Maltsev)
recording of:
Смуглянка («Как-то летом на рассвете заглянул в соседний сад, там смуглянка-молдаванка собирает виноград…»)
lyricist:
Яков Шведов
composer:
Анатолий Новиков (Anatoly Novikov, Soviet composer and choir conductor)
was commissioned by:
Kiev Military District, Political Office
3:21
11Troika Gallop
solo bass-baritone vocals:
B. Jaivoronik (Red Army Choir soloist, bass)
conductor:
Y. Petrov (Arranger, choir director, conductor)
arranger:
Dimitri Oleg Yachinov
recording of:
Песня ямщика («Запрягу я тройку борзых, тёмно-карих лошадей и помчуся в ночь морозну к красной девице своей…»)
lyricist:
Фадеев ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1870)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
М. Лазорев ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
2:46
12Ah Nastassia
solo bass vocals:
A. Sergueev (Red Army Choir soloist, bass)
arranger:
B. Alexandrov
recording of:
Ах, Настасья, ты, Настасья… (Ah Nastassia, «Ах, Настасья, ты, Настасья! Отворяй-ка ворота…»)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:37
13Echelon’s Song
conductor:
B. Alexandrov
recording of:
Эшелонная (Echelon's Song, «Эшелон за эшелоном, эшелон за эшелоном, путь-дорога широка…»)
lyricist:
Осип Колычев (Soviet poet, translator)
composer:
Александр Александров (Alexander Alexandrov, Soviet composer and choir conductor 1883-1946)
3:04
14My Army
arranger:
N. Istratov (Russian contrabassist)
recording of:
Армия моя (My Army, «Если на Отчизну нагрянет беда, позовёт солдата труба…»)
lyricist:
Рафаэль Плаксин (Rafael Moritsovich Plaksin, Soviet musician and composer)
composer:
Александр Абрамов (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Abramov, composer)
3:19
15Civil War Songs
solo vocals:
S. Frolov (Russian basso profondo)
arranger:
Борис Александров and Dimitri Oleg Yachinov
medley including a partial recording of:
Гей, по дороге… (Hello, On The Way, «Гей, по дороге, по дороге войско красное идёт, гей, оно стройно, оно стройно песню звонкую поёт…»)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Александр Александров (Alexander Alexandrov, Soviet composer and choir conductor 1883-1946)
medley including a partial recording of:
Марш Будённого («Мы — красные кавалеристы, и про нас…»)
lyricist:
Анатолий д'Актиль (Soviet poet and translator)
composer:
Дмитрий Покрасс and Даниил Покрасс
medley including a partial recording of:
Там вдали, за рекой
lyricist:
Николай Кооль (in 1924)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Александр Александров (Alexander Alexandrov, Soviet composer and choir conductor 1883-1946)
5:51
16Bella ciao
solo tenor vocals:
I. Boukreev
solo vocals:
Б. Сластной (B. Slastnoi, Russian singer)
arranger:
Б. Погребов (B. Pogrebov, Russian arranger)
recording of:
Bella ciao
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967–2001) (in 2005)
2:40
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Credits

Release

art direction and design:Sean Mowie (@ Sane)
miscellaneous support:B. Alexandrov (task: Artistic Direction)
executive producer:Reynold da Silva
producer:David Stoner (producer) (task: Release Co-Ordination)
mastering:Gareth Williams (UK arranger, editor & engineer)
compiler:James Fitzpatrick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:FGL Productions (in 2001)
marketed by:Four Quarters Entertainment, Inc. (not for release label use!)
transliterated/translated track listings:The Best of the Red Army Choir: The Definitive Collection
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5843958 [info]
ASIN:US: B000066RMJ [info]